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URGENT โ€“ Taiwan: 12 PLA aircraft and 9 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. today. 

6 of the aircraft entered Taiwan's SW and eastern ADIZ.


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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท A US Army M1A2 Abrams assigned to 1st Armored Division fires during a live-fire exercise at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex in South Korea on Aug. 5 during a deployment readiness exercise in support of Operation Pacific Fortitude.

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NEW ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณโšก๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ โ€“ China's WZ-10 UAV flew close along the Vietnamese coast in the South China Sea on August 2.

๐Ÿ“ฐ โ€” HANOI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - An uncrewed Chinese military aircraft flew with its tracker switched on close to Vietnam's coast last week, a South China Sea research body told Reuters, the first time in the group's five years of monitoring that Beijing has made such operations visible.


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BREAKING โ€“ The US military has completely withdrawn from Niger.

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BREAKING โ€“ Iran is moving missile launchers and conducting military exercises, WSJ reports

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China says diplomatic relations with Iran remain strong.

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After Mali, Niger has just officially announced the severance of its diplomatic relations with Ukraine, justifying this by its interference in the Tinzaouatene attack which cost the lives of several Wagner mercenaries and Malian soldiers.

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BREAKING โ€“ China says it conducts "combat patrol" near Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea, which is also claimed by the Philippines. The patrol came despite recent agreement between the countries to defuse tensions

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BREAKING ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโšก ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€“ 6ร— USAF F-22 Raptors arrive at RAF Lakenheath to further move the middle east region.

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Iran's military is equipping more regions with indigenous radars and air defense systems, - latest news says that the eastern sector has received more EW Systems (possible against Taliban or Baloch Separatists in Pakistan)

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โšก๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผโšกโœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Taiwan's defense ministry says that it has spotted 36 planes and 8 naval ships around Taiwan since Tuesday morning.

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12 US Air Force F-22A Raptor fifth - generation fighter jets have arrived at Lakenheath Air Force Base in the UK for deployment to the Middle East.

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The US military says its joint drills with the Philippines, Australia, and Canada will help protect freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.

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โš“๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ“ก  US Marines Deploy Radar on Japanese Island Near Taiwan - USNI.Org

As part of the ongoing US Marine Corps - Japan Self-Defense Force bilateral exercise Resolute Dragon 24, the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment deployed an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (TPS-80) system on Thursday to Yonaguni Island.

The Japanese island near Taiwan has been often passed by Chinese military ships, aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles transit near it.


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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโšก๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Middle East: The US is sending reinforcements to the Middle East at present

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โš ๏ธ BREAKING ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€“ Russia has begun delivering the S-400 air defense system to Iran at Tehran's request.

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๐Ÿšจ BREAKING โ€“ Bangladesh Air Force just deployed long-range air defense systems along Indian border.

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JUST IN ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณโšก๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ โ€“  Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says Chinaโ€™s PLA Air Force "dropped flares" in the path of a Philippine Air Force aircraft conducting a routine maritime patrol over Panatag Shoal on Aug. 8.

Brawner "condemns the dangerous and provocative actions" of the Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army Air Force, saying it "endangered the lives of our personnel undertaking maritime security operations recently within Philippine maritime zones."

Brawner: The incident posed a threat to Philippine Air Force aircraft and its crew, interfered with lawful flight operations in airspace within Philippine sovereignty and jurisdiction, and contravened international law and regulations governing safety of aviation
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BREAKING โ€“ The Chinese Air Force is now harassing Philippines aircraft in the South China Sea

Statement by the Armed Forces of the Philippines:
"On 8 August 2024, a Philippine Air Force (PAF) NC-212i aircraft was conducting a routine maritime patrol over Bajo de Masinloc when two aircraft from the PLAAF executed a dangerous maneuver at around 9:00AM and dropped flares in the path of our NC-212i."


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NEW โ€“ A Pandur II 8x8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle with an unmanned combat module UT-30 Mk2 developed by the Israeli company Elbit Systems was spotted in Israel

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